Stand Uke tab by R.E.M.

8 Chords used in the song: D, G, A, F, E, B, F#, C#

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Artist: R.E.M.

Album: unknown

Difficulty:

5.25

(Intermediate)

Key: unknownChords

D            G              A
Stand in the place where you live
 G
Now face north
  D             G
Think about direction
        A         G
Wonder why you haven't before
      D            G              A
Now stand in the place where you work
 G
Now face west
  D               G
Think about the place where you live
  A              G
Wonder why you haven't before
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
D             G       D             A
If you are confused check with the sun
  D        G        F         A
Carry a compass to help you along
      D         G      D           A
Your feet are going to be on the ground
      D        G       F         A
Your head is there to move you around
 
 
[Chorus]
 
     D            G              A
So Stand in the place where you live
 G
Now face north
  D             G
Think about direction
        A         G
Wonder why you haven't before
      D            G              A
Now stand in the place where you work
 G
Now face west
  D               G
Think about the place where you live
  A              G
Wonder why you haven't before
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
      D         G      D           A
Your feet are going to be on the ground
      D        G       F         A
Your head is there to move you around
     D           G         D               A
If wishes were trees the trees would be falling
  D         G      F          A
Listen to reason, season is calling
 
 
[Chorus]
 
  D            G              A
Stand in the place where you live
 G
Now face north
  D             G
Think about direction
        A         G
Wonder why you haven't before
      D            G              A
Now stand in the place where you work
 G
Now face west
  D               G
Think about the place where you live
  A              G
Wonder why you haven't before
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
     D           G         D               A
If wishes were trees the trees would be falling
  D         G      F          A
Listen to reason, season is calling
      D         G      D           A
Your feet are going to be on the ground
      D        G       F         A
Your head is there to move you around
 
 
[Bridge]
 
      D            G              A
So stand (stand)
 G
Now face north
  D             G              A        G
Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before
      D            G              A
Now stand (stand)
 G
Now face west
  D               G
Think about the place where you live
  A              G
Wonder why you haven't
 
 
[Chorus]
(Key change)
 
  E           A              B
Stand in the place where you live
 A
Now face north
  E            A
Think about direction
        B       A
Wonder why you haven't before
      E           A              B
Now stand in the place where you work
 A
Now face west
 E               A
Think about the place where you live
  B             A
Wonder why you haven't before
 
 
[Outro]
 
  F#          B             C#    B
Stand in the place where you are (now face north)
  F#          B             C#    B
Stand in the place where you are (now face west)
  F#          B             C#    B
Stand in the place where you are (Your feet are going to be on the ground)
  F#          B             C#    B
Stand in the place where you are (Your head is there to move you around)
    F#

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About this song: Stand

"Stand" is a song by R.E.M. released as the second single from Green in 1989. The song quickly rose up the charts, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming R.E.M.'s second top 10 hit in the United States, also reaching #1 on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts. The song reached #48 on the UK Singles Charts. The song reached #16 in Canada."Weird Al" Yankovic parodied "Stand" for his 1989 album, UHF, as "Spam".Stand was used as the opening theme to the early 1990s Fox comedy, Get a Life, starring Chris Elliott. Read more on Last.fm.

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